International Research Networking David West, DANTE 26 April 2007 S Asia Planning Meeting Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia TEIN2 experiences in South East Asia TEIN

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

When TEIN2 began… (April 2004) Diverse partners –Developing: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam –Developed: Brunei, Japan, Korea, Singapore National research and education networking: from advanced to non- existent Some bilateral intra-Asia links, mainly provided by JP and KR; one bilateral link AP-EU Communicative but competitive partner relationships Telecommunication markets: from competitive to monopolistic 10M Euro European Commission 80% funding support for developing countries

International Research Networking TEIN2 Timeline Planning Studies: Apr – Nov 2004 Network procurement: Dec 2004 – Dec Network operational: Jan 2006 – Aug 2008

TEIN2 Network PH VN TH CN ID MY 45 3 x 622 SG JP HK North America Via TransPAC2 622 EU x 155 KR AU TEIN2 PoP Other TEIN2 partners TEIN2 capacity being contracted by DANTE Capacity being provided by other networks for use by TEIN2 partners

International Research Networking TEIN2 Project Activities Building and running the network Commercial management Stimulating network usage Technical know-how transfer Fostering co-operative partner relationships Achieving sustainability ….drawing on experiences of GEANT2, EUMEDCONNECT, ALICE

International Research Networking TEIN2 Partners Connected: Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore Thailand, Vietnam Connections being discussed: Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao Future possibilities: India, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, other S Asian countries Key ASEM countries Joining ASEM Others

International Research Networking 2 slides for TEIN2 applications, Tele-medicine application

International Research Networking Enabling and promoting applications Tele-medecine – well established, all TEIN2 partners participated for first time during Manila APAN Jan 2007 Earth Monitoring e.g. Disaster warning, Oceanography, Climatology. High potential areas. E-learning E-Heritage E-Science e.g. collaborations between Europe and China (incl EU/China TEIN2 link now upgraded to 2.5 Gbps via Project ORIENT)

International Research Networking TEIN3 (after mid 2008) All TEIN2 partners want the network to continue TEIN3 plans –Seamless follow on –Possible geographical expansion to S Asia –Network will be re-tendered –Initially run by DANTE, then transitioned to Asian ownership TEIN3 Funding package being developed: –Tapering EU funding expected –Increasing partner funding –Co-ordinated working with other donors welcomed!

International Research Networking Conclusions TEIN2 is the first regional Asian R&E network Partners and their governments recognising benefits of regional-level collaboration Traffic growing and user communities forming National NREN development catalysed in all beneficiary countries TEIN3 will further develop the Asian network, hopefully including S Asia Non-EU support for TEIN3 welcomed!